This holster pistol by builder Ken Brady is stocked in walnut and trimmed in brass furniture. The Germanic style flintlock by The Rifle Shoppe is mated to a .50 caliber rifled octagon-to-round barrel. This pistol is offered in new condition with a bright bore that is ready to shoot. This pistol will be of great interest to the French and Indian War or Revolutionary War reenactor. The pistol weighs 2.7 pounds.
From above the 10" octagon-to-round barrel can be seen. The barrel is octagon the first 2" before transitioning to sixteen flats with a single wedding band before tapering round with a flare at the muzzle. The .50 caliber bore is rifled with five equal size lands and grooves with a slow twist for patched round ball. No sights are fitted, nor are any expected on this style of holster pistol. At the rear of the barrel the flared tang can be seen. A single tang bolt engages the tang on top and a square nut is inlet into the stock below, as is proper on such a gun. Two small iron pins retain the barrel to the forearm.
The walnut stock has been stained a medium brown and was finished with a gloss varnish that was then rubbed back to produce the satin sheen now visible on the gun. Behind the tang the grip of the pistol drops quickly away from the level of the barrel. The grip is adorned with a brass thumbpiece. Our bottom view shows off the brass grip cap, long triggerguard, as well as the ramrod pipes. The wooden ramrod is fitted with a flared brass loading tip. We recommend #PL-6 to service this pistol. The backside view of the gun shows the decorative brass sideplate, and two lock bolts that pass through to engage the lock opposite, holding both lock and sideplate in position. Note the extension of the grip cap that runs up both sides of the wrist, a common feature on military pistols of the time.
The Germanic style flintlock by The Rifle Shoppe is marked Caspar Peter below the pan. The plate and cock have cast-in floral engraving, and the tail is engraved with a goat. Properly assembled the lock has strong springs and should spark nicely, the frizzen only shows signs of having been sparked once or twice for testing. A vent hole has been directly drilled into the barrel to give the priming flash a straight path to the main charge.
This pistol will be perfect for you next French and Indian War or Revolutionary War reenactment. The bore is clean and ready to shoot for a fun day at the range. Order it for a ten day visual inspection. You will be delighted. Else if it does not fit you, return it in unfired condition for same-day refund. Postage is your only risk, when you order any one-of-a-kind gun from Track, whether new, used, or antique.
